During "The Greatest Untold Story! (Part 457)" on July 1, 2023, the Pastor General of The Restored Church of God describes "things came exploding into my mind" on Tammuz 5 (June 24).
The "things that exploded into his mind" led him on the path to declaring another date for the return of Jesus Christ. The entire purpose of Part 457 was to teach the correct timing for the coming of the Kingdom of God. He was teaching it would occur on Monday night: July 3, 2023.
That date failed. Which means his inspiration and conclusions were not from God. If he did receive spiritual influence that turned out to be false, then dark forces are the cause. He then took those corrupt ideas and taught them to the members of The Restored Church of God.
Marc Cebrian
Dave: If you have a fifth on the fourth, don't go forth on the fifth.
ReplyDeleteI believe we can conclude by now that nothing Dave has said, is saying or ever will say is coming from any God. This is all Dave. I, personally, would not jump to the Demonic Inspired conclusion. It is not necessarily either/or.
ReplyDeleteDave has a running mind. It runs all the time. He's an obsessive thinker and the topic of his thoughts has always been, since I knew him as an AC student, Bible prophecy and figuring it all out. This is nothing new to Dave. Only the now deterioration that seems evident in his compulsive and obsessive thinking is becoming worse as he has now fixated on this topic of when he thinks Jesus returns. Why Dave has fixated on this is anyone's guess. He is making a class A fool out of himself to be sure.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition in which you experience obsessions or compulsions that are difficult to shake. These obsessions can take the form of racing thoughts, where you can’t stop what feels like an avalanche of thoughts on a particular subject. In Dave's case, it is prophecy and the Second Coming. Why he thinks this needs to be the focus of his teaching, which he does incredibly badly, is anyone's guess.
Perhaps Dave just needs to be the most right about it all person ever. Of course, he is now known as the most mistaken person ever with regards to predicting anything.
One man's demon is another's deeply psychological issue that probably is intractable and will only end when it ends badly IMHO
The centerpiece of Armstrongism has been the apocalypse and the return of Jesus Christ. Those who remain in Armstrongism continue to make that the focal point of their lives. Nobody wants to die without seeing the fulfillment of that for which they have sacrificed their entire lives, their raison d'etre. Dave mirrors the desperation of those in his age group, and is indulging in some frantic flame fanning, as if raising his voice and doubling down could actually make it happen.
ReplyDeleteI do not believe that I am the only one who ever heard the Armstrong message and did not immediately rejoice. In fact, I've met others who, like myself, fervently wished that these things would NEVER come to pass in our lifetimes. But, the level of expectation and sacrifice exhibited by those who embraced it is such that people are desperate for it to all be fulfilled before they die. I wonder if my parents experienced an "Oops!" moment as they realized they were dying and what they based their entire miserable lives on just wasn't going to happen.
Most people cannot tell the difference between God and demons. How could you tell? Demons can work miracles too, like the Egyptian magicians did before Moses. Demons have their holy books too.
ReplyDeleteDenis keeps predicting that it will end badly, but Dave keeps raking in the dough. How bad can it get?
ReplyDeleteDenis keeps predicting that it will end badly, but Dave keeps raking in the dough. How bad can it get?
ReplyDeleteWe'll know it's gotten really bad when we learn of Dave's HQ ministers digging up Wadsworth graves and breaking up Sunday afternoon football-watching parties.
I believe in the second coming but the "tribulation starts in 3 to 4 short years" is definitely not the narrow gate.
ReplyDeleteThe Armstrong ministry as well as televangelists view the narrow gate as too difficult and impractical for their listeners, so they knowingly lie through their teeth with all manner of moral compromises. This amounts to them playing spiritual psychiatrist. They are supposed to be the ministers of God, not the the psychiatrists of God.
“THING CAME EXPLODING INTO MY MIND” -- DCP
ReplyDeleteMASSIVE, UNCONTROLLED, BRAIN FARTS.
Was this article meant to be comedy?
ReplyDeleteThe man has multiple personality disorders that have been on exhibition since his childhood. Blaming his last and greatest whackass deranged bender on demon possession is quite frankly on his level and what Id expect him say about those here.
Glad to see a couple comments above getting to the heart of what his real problems are instead. The whole thing is a traffic accident with casualities at this point but the lesson learned is the human brain and how twisted it can become.
Anonymous July 5 @ 12:15pm - Nobody said "demon possession" was the cause. Perhaps reading more carefully before you leap to comment would be helpful. Brave Anonymous Keyboard Warrior.
ReplyDeleteI also wrote "...If he did receive spiritual influence..."
In Dave's literature, he wrote about ideas popping into people's heads and if there were spiritual forces, they were demonic in nature. He now brags about when it happens to him.
Of course there are mental disorders at play, but being religious in nature, if one were of spiritual beliefs, demons could be involved. The evidence supports that he is suffering from medical and spiritual corruption.
Since you are so keen on "the real problems," your clinical analysis would be much appreciated. You can send me your findings at exrcgwebsite@gmail.com. :)
I've sometimes wondered if some of these super-zealous leaders might be secretly fighting mental challenges about which we have no clue. There has been a general practice within Armstrongism to misidentify disorders of the brain as demon possession. This begs questions as to what a practicing Armstrongite might do if, as an example, he was suffering from auditory hallucinations? (hearing voices). That would probably be incredibly scary. And, of course there is a variety of other mental disorders which, with the aid of a "beautiful mind", can leave a person fairly functional.
ReplyDeleteIn search of some sort of nepenthe, would he utilize Armstrongism and its interpretation of the Bible as a drug-like solution to the problem? Would he become obsessed with these things in an attempt to self-medicate? Unknown to the screeners, would his perceived zealousness be seen as proof of sincerity, and reason to promote? People who go off the deep end are often driven into their final plunge by stressors. This is known not only by those who study abnormal psychology, but also to the layman through deep police procedurals on TV such as Criminal Minds, and earlier by Profiler. Exploring this in an Armstrongite (or other cultic context) would make for an interesting loop or even entire season on such a program.
It is also a matter of history that people with unknown mental disorders can be both coherent and charismatic. People will follow them, totally oblivious to their condition and the dangers which could come into play without any advance warning.